I've successfully used DefineConstants before. I used it to provide external paths to locations I was harvesting. Of course, a repo would be nice.
Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Jensen [mailto:kurt.jen...@ophir-spiricon.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 7:30 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters > > I'm having trouble getting the build to behave right now... > > > In the mean time, this was the source I was following > > http://www.ageektrapped.com/blog/setting-properties-for-wix-in-msbuild/ > > I am assuming that this worked at the time it was written. But now it > does not work? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Jensen > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:41 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters > > I'll try. It is being built under VS2008 and TFS2008. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:25 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters > > Can you make a minimal *.wixproj that reproduces the problem? > I don't see anything obvious in the information you've already shared. > I just looked through the wix.targets and wix2010.targets files in case > something is happening there that would account for what you are seeing > but didn't find anything obvious either. > > Edwin G. Castro > Software Developer - Staff > Electronic Banking Services > Fiserv > Office: 503-746-0643 > Fax: 503-617-0291 > www.fiserv.com > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Jensen [mailto:kurt.jen...@ophir-spiricon.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:08 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters > > > > Good idea but still not appearing in the build log. > > > > Any more ideas out there? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] > > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:14 PM > > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters > > > > I haven't tested it, but I wonder if the whitespace is causing > > problems. > > > > What happens if you try: > > <DefineConstants>WiXProductName="BeamGage > > Professional";WiXProductVersion=$(WiXVersion)</DefineConstants> > > Or: > > <DefineConstants>"WiXProductName=BeamGage > > Professional";WiXProductVersion=$(WiXVersion)</DefineConstants> > > ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Jensen [mailto:kurt.jen...@ophir-spiricon.com] > > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 3:48 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters > > > > The PropertyGroup code is as follows: > > > > <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == > > 'Release|x86' "> > > <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath> > > > > > <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath> > > <DefineConstants>WiXProductName=BeamGage > > Professional;WiXProductVersion=$(WiXVersion);</DefineConstants> > > </PropertyGroup> > > > > I changed <IntermediateOutputPath> to "obj\IntermediateOutputPath". > > The > > command line in the build log now specifies "-out > > obj\IntermediateOutputPath\module.wixobj". That proves that the > > PropertyGroup containing DefineConstants is being executed. > > > > I should be seeing "-dWixProductName=" and "-dWixProductVersion=" on > > the > > command line. > > > > Any idea why the DefineConstants is not being passed to candle? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Jensen [mailto:kurt.jen...@ophir-spiricon.com] > > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 3:05 PM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] msbuild command line parameters > > > > I'm trying to build my wixproj in msbuild. The solution > > ConfigurationToBuild is "Release|Any CPU". Inside of my > configuration > > the wixproj is built as "Release|x86". > > > > > > > > In my wixproj I have a 'Release|x86' PropertyGroup that includes > > <DefineConstants>. But none of the DefineConstants are being > included > > on the command line to candle during the build. The PropertyGroup > and > > DefineConstants work fine in the IDE. In the build log I verified > that > > the command line contains -dConfiguration=Release and - > dPlatform=x86. > > > > > > > > Any idea how to get the wixproj DefineConstants passed to candle in > > msbuild? > > > > > > > > Kurt Jensen > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > are addressed. 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